Dog bite injuries in children: A preliminary survey

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 863-864

  Gandhi, Rajesh R ^a   Liebman, Monica A ^a   Stafford, Bethany L ^a   Stafford, Perry W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032876281     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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